Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
What’s on this fortnight: 8 to 21 August
The Bulletin
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August 7, 2025
Brussels City Hall dresses up in its finery to host the 7th edition of Flowertime. The biannual event – it alternates with the Grand Place floral carpet - invites 30 Belgian floral artists to decorate the hallowed halls of the heritage building....
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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August 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Routes & Networks Latest: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C Aug. 4, 2025)
Routes
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The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements. Aug. 5 Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines has received exemption authority from the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to begin...
Qatar backs Syria’s economic revival
The Peninsula
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August 7, 2025
Qatar backs Syria’s economic revival with strategic projects as a USD 4 billion foreign-investment deal is signed to redevelop Damascus International Airport through a consortium of five international companies led by Qatar’s UCC Holding. With the...
Vehicle-moose collision near Denali kills one, injures another
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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A 24-year-old man was killed early Friday morning after his vehicle struck a moose near mile 235 of the George Parks Highway, just south of the entrance to Denali Park Road, according to the National Park Service. The collision occurred around 1...
Qatar backs Syria’s economic revival with strategic projects
Qatar Tribune
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August 6, 2025
Tribune News NetworkDamascus With the support of Qatar and under the patronage of HE President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, President of the Syrian Arab Republic, the Syrian government has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with a consortium of...
Qatar's UCC Holding leads USD 4 billion agreement with Syria to redevelop Damascus International Airport
I Love Qatar
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August 6, 2025
Under the patronage of His Excellency President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Syria has signed a memorandum of understanding worth more than USD 4 billion in foreign investment with a five-company consortium headed by...
CHOICE Newsletter: Summit Devoid of Surprises
China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE)
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August 5, 2025
Dear reader, welcome to the August issue of the CHOICE monthly newsletter! As some parts of Europe bake under another hot summer, while other get soaked by rain, our team has scattered across the continent – but with a noticeable pattern. Most of...
5 Off-the-Path Experiences You’ll Never Forget
AFAR
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July 26, 2025
A bounty of experiences rewards those willing to venture beyond predictable travel destinations to places that remain under the radar for most travelers. The trade-off, of course, is that these lesser-known metropolises, remote villages, and...
EU to launch new biometric border checks
Gazeta Tema
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July 30, 2025
The European Union will roll out a new Entry/Exit System (EES) starting 12 October, replacing manual passport stamps with biometric border checks. The system will record travelers’ fingerprints or facial images, entry and exit times, and...
Mother Teresa exhibition inspires youth in Rome for Jubilee: ‘She had Jesus in her heart’
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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August 5, 2025
An exhibition about the life of Saint Teresa of Calcutta presented in Rome has moved many young people to cultivate holiness. Curated by the Missionaries of Charity, the exhibition is titled “Mother Teresa: Life, Spirituality and Message.” It...
New Cardiff City signing imminent as player jets in after saying goodbyes
Wales Online
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July 30, 2025
Here are your Cardiff City headlines for Wednesday, July 30. Nathan Trott jets in to sign Nathan Trott has travelled to Cardiff to complete his loan signing from FC Copenhagen. The 26-year-old former England youth international was on the bench...
Gen. Flynn: Here Are 10 Rules to Prevent Nuclear War - Our Leaders Are Currently Breaking All of Them
The Western Journal
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August 5, 2025
I have never been a diplomat, although at times I’ve had to be diplomatic. Even though I had interactions with the State Department during my 33 years in the U.S. Army, I really am not sure about how American diplomats are instructed to speak to —...
EXCLUSIVE: Flynn’s Rules of Diplomacy for American Officials
The Gateway Pundit
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August 5, 2025
Republished with permission from General Flynn. I have never been a Diplomat, although at times had to be diplomatic. Even though I had interactions with the State Department during my 33 years in the U.S. Army, I really am not sure about how...
Ivey LEADER Project expands to Thailand
Western University
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August 6, 2025
Through a new partnership between Ivey Business School and the Asian Institute of Technology’s Entrepreneurship Center, the LEADER Project brought case-method learning to aspiring entrepreneurs in Bangkok, Thailand. The LEADER Project is a...
Towerborne composer Austin Wintory is choosing hope
Game Developer
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August 12, 2025
Towerborne, the latest offering from The Banner Saga developer Stoic, aspires to be a light reflection of its brooding predecessor. The fantasy world that serves as the canvas for adventure is verdant and vibrant. Humanity might be on the ropes,...
Kosovo Albanian
Hits 102.7 - South Dakota
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Ethnic group in the Balkans Ethnic group The Albanians of Kosovo (Albanian: Shqiptarët e Kosovës, pronounced [ʃcipˈtaɾət ɛ kɔˈsɔvəs]), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars (Albanian: Kosovarët), constitute the...
Paris vs Tottenham 2025 UEFA Super Cup Preview: Kick-off, Line-ups & Predictions
Biz Watch Nigeria
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August 12, 2025
It’s mid-August in Italy, the air is heavy with summer heat, and the stage is set at Stadio Friuli for a match that feels far bigger than just a curtain-raiser. On Wednesday, August 13, Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur will clash in the...
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: August 4, 2025
Balkan Insight
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August 4, 2025
Family members of Serbian victims of the war in Croatia are hold photos of their relatives at Serbian officials’ Operation commemoration in Sremski Karlovci, August 3, 2025. Photo: Instagram/buducnostsrbijeav. Serbia commemorates 1995 Operation...
Machiel Kiel’s legacy: Documenting shared heritage of Balkans, Anatolia
Sabah
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August 11, 2025
Of course, a single piece could never suffice to describe Machiel Kiel's life in the academic field. His unique research, marked by outstanding work and great dedication, the traces he left in archives across Europe, especially in the Ottoman...